In light of the recent Lance news I'm still not adverse to his writings. There's the bust up's, the biographies and the life lessons.

I'm after an entertaining read about cycling be it right or wrong. Cadel, Lance, Hincape etc etc - not really fussed. Even an epic tour. A nice read (read in hindsight maybe) before sleep would be a treat.

Cadel's book on the road to the TDF win was pretty inspiring - but I've been more inspired by a few training books. Learning all those things about proper training that I didn't know before - and having a lot of "ah!" moments. If I'd read them sooner, I'd be a lot faster and probably would have suffered less injury problems.

I have just read this book about this amazing cyclist called Lance Armstrong, who I have never heard of before. Apparently he not only managed to beat testicular cancer, he went on to win the TdF 7 times!!! I also heard his father walked on the moon.

I kind’a thought that “inspirational” books were supposed to be like true stories so that it’s really really inspirational.........but I heard the books by that Lance guy turned out to be all made up stuff.........not for real like.

4xsama wrote:I'm after an entertaining read about cycling be it right or wrong. Cadel, Lance, Hincape etc etc - not really fussed. Even an epic tour. A nice read (read in hindsight maybe) before sleep would be a treat. Thank you and good night.

It's not easy cycling the Tour de France. Battling it out with old men on butchers' bikes and pursued by cattle, Tim Moore soon finds himself resorting to narcotic assistance and systematic overeating.Accounts of his suffering and chicanery, and those encountered in the race's history, are interwoven through a look at France's preparations for the most famous cycling event in the world.

Available in paperback but for bedtime reading my tip is to get the audiobook and the Audible app, set the sleep timer and let it play...

Christine Tham wrote:I have just read this book about this amazing cyclist called Lance Armstrong, who I have never heard of before. Apparently he not only managed to beat testicular cancer, he went on to win the TdF 7 times!!! I also heard his father walked on the moon.

What an amazing, almost unbelievable story!

Anyone else heard of Lance?

Yup - Saw a book by him on the weekend. It was in the fiction section though.

“Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground, what’s your first reaction? To help him to his feet. In road racing, you kick him to death." - Tim Krabbe, The Rider